CN211582600U - Cooking utensil - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a cooking utensil, including a kind of deep pot body, lid, heating device, refrigerating plant and steam channel. An inner pot is arranged in the cooker body. The cover body can be opened and closed relative to the cooker body and forms a cooking space with the inner pot when the cooker body is closed. The heating device is used for heating the cooking space. The refrigerating device is arranged in the cooker body and used for reducing the temperature in the cooking space. The steam passage is openably and closably provided, and the cooking space can be communicated with the outside through the steam passage, wherein when the refrigerating device performs a refrigerating function, the steam passage is closed. According to the utility model discloses a cooking utensil, steam channel sets up with open closed mode. The vapor passage may be closed when performing the cooling function. Therefore, the cooking space cannot exchange heat with the external environment through the steam channel. Thereby reducing the loss of cold energy generated by the steam channel, improving the refrigeration efficiency and reducing the refrigeration energy consumption.

Description

Cooking utensil

Technical Field

The utility model discloses generally relate to cooking utensil's technical field.

Background

Some cooking appliances on the market today are provided with a cooling device. The inner pot is cooled through the refrigerating device, and then food can be stored in the inner pot, so that the functions of cold storage and fresh keeping are realized. However, cooking appliances are mostly provided with a steam channel. When cooking and heating, the inner pot covered by the cover body can be communicated with the outside through the steam channel so as to adjust the internal pressure. In the refrigeration process, when the temperature in the inner pot is lower than the temperature of the external environment where the cooking utensil is located, the external environment is easy to generate heat exchange with the inner pot through the steam channel, and therefore the refrigeration effect is influenced. Sometimes, to ensure the cooling effect, the cooling device needs to be started for a long time or frequently, resulting in higher energy consumption of the cooling function.

Accordingly, there is a need for a cooking appliance that at least partially solves the problems of the prior art.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In the summary section a series of concepts in a simplified form is introduced, which will be described in further detail in the detailed description section. The inventive content does not imply any attempt to define the essential features and essential features of the claimed solution, nor is it implied to be intended to define the scope of the claimed solution.

To solve the above problem at least in part, the present invention provides a cooking appliance, comprising:

the cooker body is internally provided with an inner pot;

the cover body is arranged in a manner of being capable of opening and closing relative to the cooker body, and when the cover body covers the cooker body, a cooking space is formed between the cover body and the inner pot;

heating means for heating the cooking space;

a cooling device for reducing a temperature within the cooking space; and

a steam passage openably and closably provided, through which the cooking space can be communicated with the outside.

According to the utility model discloses a cooking utensil, steam channel sets up with open closed mode. The vapor passage may be closed when performing the cooling function. Therefore, the cooking space cannot exchange heat with the external environment through the steam channel. Thereby reducing the loss of cold energy generated by the steam channel, improving the refrigeration efficiency and reducing the refrigeration energy consumption.

Optionally, the cooking appliance comprises an opening and closing device, the opening and closing device comprising:

a movable member movable between a closed position closing the steam passage and an open position opening the steam passage; and

the driving piece is used for driving the movable piece to move between the closed position and the open position. Therefore, the opening and closing of the steam channel can be controlled through the opening and closing device, and the structure is simple.

Optionally, the cooking appliance further comprises a control board, the cooling device, the heating device and the driving member are in signal connection with the control board, and the control board is configured to control the opening and closing of the steam channel in response to the working states of the cooling device and the heating device. Thereby, the steam passage can be selectively and automatically closed or opened by the control board according to the working states of the refrigerating device and the heating device.

Optionally, the driving member is configured as an electromagnet, and the movable member is inserted into or withdrawn from the steam passage in response to the linear movement of the driving member in response to the driving of the electromagnet to close or open the steam passage. Therefore, the opening and closing device has simple structure and is easy to realize.

Optionally, the movable member is configured as a push rod connected to the movable iron core of the electromagnet, and a cylindrical sealing member is disposed at an end of the push rod, and in the closed position, the sealing member is located in the steam passage to close the steam passage. Therefore, the movable part is simple in connection mode, and the sealing piece can improve the reliability of sealing the steam channel.

Optionally, the driving member is configured as an electric motor, the movable member includes a sealing plate disposed in the steam passage, the sealing plate has a shape corresponding to a cross section of the steam passage, and the movable member rotates about an axis parallel to the sealing plate in response to driving of the electric motor to close or open the steam passage. Therefore, the moving path of the moving part is small, so that the required arrangement space is small, the structure is simple, and the realization is easy.

Optionally, the opening and closing device and the steam channel are both disposed on the cover. Thus, the opening and closing means and the steam passage can be conveniently provided.

Optionally, the lid is pivotably connected to the pot body by a pivot shaft, the opening and closing means and the steam passage being provided adjacent to the pivot shaft. Therefore, the gravity center of the cover body is close to the pivot shaft, and the cover body is convenient to open and close.

Drawings

The following drawings of the embodiments of the present invention are provided as a part of the present invention for understanding the present invention. There are shown in the drawings, embodiments and descriptions thereof, which are used to explain the principles of the invention. In the drawings, there is shown in the drawings,

fig. 1 is a vertical partial cut-away view of a cooking appliance according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion A of FIG. 1; and

fig. 3 and 4 are schematic views of an opening and closing device of a cooking appliance according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a more thorough understanding of the present invention. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art, that embodiments of the invention may be practiced without one or more of these specific details. In other instances, well-known features have not been described in order to avoid obscuring embodiments of the present invention.

In the following description, a detailed structure will be presented for a thorough understanding of embodiments of the invention. It is apparent that the implementation of the embodiments of the present invention is not limited to the specific details familiar to those skilled in the art.

The utility model provides a cooking utensil. According to the utility model discloses a cooking utensil can be for electric rice cooker, electric pressure cooker or other cooking utensil, and according to the utility model discloses a cooking utensil except having the function of cooking rice, can also have various functions such as cooking congee, a kind of deep pot hot water, fried dish. The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 1, a cooking appliance according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention may include a pot body 10 and a cover 20. The inner pot 11 is arranged inside the pot body 10. The inner pot 11 may be removably provided in the pot body 10. For example, in one embodiment, a cylindrical inner pot receiving portion may be provided at the pot body 10, and the inner pot 11 may be freely put into or taken out of the inner pot receiving portion. The removable arrangement allows the user to conveniently remove the inner pan 11 for cleaning. Of course, in other embodiments, the inner pot 11 may be fixedly provided in the pot body 10 in an unreleasable manner. A heating means (not shown) for heating the inner pot 11 is also generally provided in the pot body 10.

The lid 20 is provided to the pot body 10 in an openable and closable manner. Therefore, the lid body 20 generally has a shape adapted to the shape of the pot body 10, so that the pot body 10 can be easily covered. For example, the lid body 20 may be connected to the pot body 10 by a pivot shaft, and opened and closed in a manner of pivoting about the pivot shaft. When the lid body 20 is opened with respect to the pot body 10, the opening of the inner pot 11 in the pot body 10 is exposed, and the user can add food materials to the inner pot 11 or take cooked food out of the inner pot 11. When the cover 20 is closed on the pot body 10, it covers the inner pot 11, and forms a cooking space 12 for containing food and water to cook with the inner pot 11. A sealing ring (not shown) is further provided between the cover 20 and the inner pot 11 to maintain a good sealing property of the cooking space 12.

As shown in fig. 1, the cover 20 is further provided with a steam passage 21. The cooking space 12 can communicate with the external environment through the steam passage 21. In cooking, the heating means heats the inner pot 11, and the temperature and pressure in the cooking space 12 are gradually increased. At this time, the cooking space 12 can release part of the gas to the external environment through the steam passage 21 along the path shown by the arrow in fig. 1 to balance the pressure of the gas and prevent the pressure in the cooking space 12 from being excessively increased. Of course, in other embodiments, the steam channel may be disposed at other positions than the cover body 20, for example, on the pot body 10.

In addition, the cooking appliance further includes a cooling device 40. As shown in fig. 1, the refrigerating device 40 is provided inside the pot body 10 and is in thermal contact with the cooking space 12. When the cooling device 40 operates, it can guide heat in the cooking space 12, and lower the temperature in the cooking space 12, thereby forming a low temperature environment. Thereby refrigerating and keeping warm the food in the cooking space 12. In addition, the refrigerating device 40 can be used for increasing the content of resistant starch in the food by a proper cooking mode, so that the food with low glycemic index can be cooked.

In the present embodiment, the cooling device 40 is configured to perform cooling by means of semiconductor cooling. Therefore, the refrigerating device 40 includes a refrigerating chip which implements a refrigerating effect by using five thermoelectric effects of seebeck effect, peltier effect, thomson effect, joule effect, and fourier effect. The refrigerating device 40 is thus small in structure, can be conveniently disposed in the pot body 10, and makes the pot body 10 compact in structure, avoiding occupying a large space.

Of course, in other embodiments, the refrigeration device may be configured to perform refrigeration via compression refrigeration or other possible methods.

It will be understood that when the cooling device 40 is operated to make the temperature in the cooking space 12 lower than the external environment of the cooking appliance 1, the temperature difference between the cooking space 12 and the external environment will cause the heat of the external environment to be automatically transferred to the cooking space 12 in any feasible manner according to the law of thermodynamics, so that the temperatures of the cooking space 12 and the external environment tend to be equal. Wherein the cooking space 12 is most easily heat exchanged with the external environment through the steam channel 21. Therefore, according to the present invention, the steam passage 21 is provided in an openable and closable manner. When the refrigerating device 40 works to refrigerate, the steam channel 21 can be controlled to be closed to cut off the heat exchange between the cooking space 12 and the external environment, so that the cold energy leakage is avoided, the refrigerating efficiency is improved, and the refrigerating energy consumption is reduced.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 1 and 2, the cooking appliance 1 is provided with an opening and closing device 30, which is provided on the lid body 20, and includes a movable member 31 and a driving member 32. Wherein the movable element 31 is movably arranged. For example, the movable piece 31 may be configured to be movable between a closed position closing the steam passage 21 and an open position opening the steam passage 21. The driving member 32 is used for providing a driving force for the movable member 31 to drive the movable member to move. In the present embodiment, the opening and closing means 30 and the steam passage 21 are provided on the lid body for easy processing. Preferably, the opening and closing means 30 and the steam passage 21 are provided adjacent to a pivot axis of the cover 20. Therefore, the gravity center of the cover body 20 is close to the pivot shaft, and the opening and closing are convenient.

In addition, it can be understood that the opening and closing means is provided based on the arrangement position of the steam passage. When the setting position of the steam channel is changed, the opening and closing means correspondingly changes its setting position.

In the present exemplary embodiment, the movable element 31 is in the form of a push rod, while the drive element 32 is in the form of an electromagnet. The push rod is connected to the movable iron core of the electromagnet and reciprocates along a linear path with the electromagnet energized and de-energized. In which fig. 1 and 2 show the state in which the push rod is in the closed position, and it is driven by the electromagnet to extend into the steam channel 21 to close the steam channel 21. It can be understood that the steam passage 21 is opened when the push rod is moved in a leftward direction in fig. 2 and withdrawn from the inside of the steam passage 21.

In order to improve the closing performance, the end of the push rod projecting into the steam channel 21 is preferably provided with a seal 34. The seal 34 is generally cylindrical in configuration and may be made of rubber, silicone, or the like. When the push rod is in the closed position, the seal 34 is located within the steam channel 21 to close the steam channel 21.

Fig. 3 and 4 show a further configuration of the switching device 130, which comprises an electric motor configured as a drive element 132 and a rotary shaft configured as a movable element 31. Wherein the shaft is rotatable about an axis AX by an electric motor. The end of the shaft is provided with a closing plate 133. The cover plate 133 has a shape corresponding to the sectional shape of the steam path 121. And the axis AX is parallel to the closure plate 133.

As shown in fig. 3, when the rotary shaft is rotated about the axis AX by the electric motor until the closing plate 133 is perpendicular to the extending direction of the steam passage 121, the steam passage 121 is closed. The spindle can now be said to be in the closed position. As shown in fig. 4, when the rotary shaft is rotated by a predetermined angle about the axis AX from the position shown in fig. 3 by the electric motor, the steam path 121 is opened. The hinge may now be said to be in the open position. Preferably, the predetermined angle is 90 °. Although not shown, it will be appreciated that the edge of the seal may also be provided with a seal to enhance sealing when closed. In this way, the movement of the mobile element 131 between the closing means and the opening means is a rotation, the space required for its action being small, making it possible to make the structure compact in the installation position.

Generally, a control board (not shown) is provided to control each functional part to perform a corresponding operation. Preferably, the cooling device 40, the heating device and the drive are all in signal connection with the control panel. Specifically, the connection may be made to transmit an electrical signal, or may be made to transmit a mechanical signal through an interlocking structure. The control board is configured to automatically control the closing or opening of the steam passage 21 in response to the operation states of the cooling device 40 and the heating device. And automation of control is realized.

Of course, the operation of the opening and closing means 30 and the opening and closing of the steam passage 21 may also be manually controlled by the user.

Unless defined otherwise, technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Terms such as "disposed" and the like, as used herein, may refer to one element being directly attached to another element or one element being attached to another element through intervening elements. Features described herein in one embodiment may be applied to another embodiment, either alone or in combination with other features, unless the feature is otherwise inapplicable or otherwise stated in the other embodiment.

The present invention has been described in terms of the above embodiments, but it is to be understood that the above embodiments are for purposes of illustration and description only and are not intended to limit the invention to the described embodiments. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that many more modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching and are intended to be included within the scope of the invention.

Claims (8)

1. A cooking appliance, characterized in that it comprises:

the cooker comprises a cooker body (10), wherein an inner pot (11) is arranged in the cooker body (10);

a cover body which is arranged in a manner that the cover body can be opened and closed relative to the pot body (10), and when the cover body covers the pot body (10), a cooking space (12) is formed between the cover body and the inner pot (11);

heating means for heating the cooking space (12);

a cooling device (40), the cooling device (40) being adapted to reduce the temperature inside the cooking space (12); and

a steam passage (21), the steam passage (21) being openably and closably provided, the cooking space (12) being communicable with the outside through the steam passage (21).

2. The cooking appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises an opening and closing device (30), said opening and closing device (30) comprising:

a movable member (31), the movable member (31) being movable between a closed position closing the steam passage (21) and an open position opening the steam passage (21); and

an actuating member (32), the actuating member (32) being configured to actuate the moveable member (31) between the closed position and the open position.

3. The cooking appliance according to claim 2, further comprising a control board, the cooling device (40), the heating device and the drive member (32) being in signal connection with the control board, the control board being configured to control the opening and closing of the steam channel (21) in response to the operating state of the cooling device (40) and the heating device.

4. The cooking appliance according to claim 2, wherein the drive member (32) is configured as an electromagnet, and the movable member (31) is projected into the steam passage (21) or withdrawn from the steam passage (21) in response to the linear movement of the drive member in response to the driving of the electromagnet to close or open the steam passage (21).

5. The cooking appliance of claim 4, wherein the movable member is configured as a push rod connected to the movable iron core of the electromagnet, an end of the push rod being provided with a cylindrical seal, the seal being located within the steam passage to close the steam passage in the closed position.

6. The cooking appliance according to claim 2, wherein the driving member is configured as an electric motor, the movable member includes a closing plate (133) disposed in the steam passage, the closing plate (133) has a shape corresponding to a cross section of the steam passage, and the movable member rotates about an axis parallel to the closing plate (133) in response to the driving of the electric motor to close or open the steam passage.

7. Cooking appliance according to claim 2, characterized in that said opening and closing means (30) and said steam channel (21) are both provided on said cover.

8. The cooking appliance according to claim 7, wherein the lid is pivotably connected to the pot body by a pivot axis, the opening and closing means (30) and the steam channel (21) being arranged adjacent to the pivot axis.

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